The Auburn Family Shelter at Fort Greene has become a legend of sorts. Neighborhood organizations, advocacy groups for the homeless and seven interviewed residents say that it is infamous as one of the worst shelters for homeless families in the city.
Thursday, November 17, 2011
The Brooklyn Paper reports that a group of seven workers have filed a lawsuit against Atlantic Yards on Tuesday, accusing developer Bruce Ratner of setting up a ‘sham’ job-training program that gave them false promises [...]
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
Students at the Fort Greene high school will now start practicing their legal skills after the school converted a storage area into a courtroom. The NY Daily News reports that the Brooklyn Technical High School’s [...]
Wednesday, December 8, 2010
By Miranda Neubauer Brooklyn’s clout in the new U.S. Congress will be greatly diminished come January. Despite easy victories in November, the borough’s three most powerful congressional representatives will be removed from leadership posts in [...]
Monday, November 22, 2010
Three people were shot at a Long Island birthday party on Sunday around 1:30 a.m.. Eugene Smith, 17, of Fort Greene was killed, and Luigi Casimir, 19, and Drew Watson, 24, sustained non life-threatening injuries, according [...]
Wednesday, October 27, 2010
By Sanya Khetani Fort Greene residents are about to see a larger police presence than usual on their neighborhood’s streets. At its last community meeting, the 88th police precinct announced an increase in foot patrols [...]
Thursday, October 21, 2010
At the same time, Schwarz also knew that her family was quite different from those of other kids: her Jewish parents had both come to the United States after growing up in the midst of World War II and experiencing the horrors of the Holocaust firsthand.
Monday, October 18, 2010
By Caitlin Kasunich Last July, a 25-year-old victim of domestic abuse packed up her belongings, left her apartment with her two children and arrived at the Auburn Family Shelter in Fort Greene in hopes of starting a new life.
Thursday, October 14, 2010
By Caitlin Kasunich The Brooklyn Music School has served the African-American community in Fort Greene almost exclusively during most of its 98 years in operation. That is changing as more and more [...]
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
By Manuel Rueda If you thought solidarity was dead in the borough, think back to Sunday, when small clusters of Brooklyn residents joined a global day of action against global warming. Glove-wearing volunteers with big [...]
Thursday, December 29, 2011
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